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Gopher Removal Los Angeles

Gopher Pest Control in Los Angeles, CA

When rodents like gophers are causing damage at your Los Angeles property and need Gopher Removal service call Rodent Guys to rescue your landscaping. Our Gopher Removal service in Los Angeles, CA is available using pet friendly methods with well trained technicians. We can be reached at 909-599-4711 to service Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside counties.

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A gopher control Los Angeles Ca . needs is from the pocket gopher that is exactly the same thing as a gopher. A lot of harm will be to new plants since they are immature, un-established plus it does not require a lot gnawing for a gopher to destroy or devour it. Turf can be exceptionally effected by gophers with damages from both eating from the lawn and also the dirt forced on the top along with residing on top of the lawn which usually smothers it.

Big trees normally takes gnawing for a while so no worries. Smaller trees could very well be killed by a gopher promptly because the roots supplying the life to your tree are immature. You will quickly realize certain limbs of trees or bushes begin to die off whenever gophers are harming them. This is a result of the roots providing life to that an area of the plant is weakened or killed because of the gopher and no longer supplying life for that part of the plant you’re raising.

How Do I Know if I need service?

Gopher mounds with exit hole

Gopher Mound

Pocket gopher burrows are usually filled with dirt like in the picture above. This helps to tell them apart from other burrowing rodents like ground squirrels. They can dig 1-3 mounds a day reason behind the fact of why you want to eliminate gophers right away on your yard. Gopher removal (not gofer removal ) is usually done by a gopher specialist pest control company with experience with how to get rid of gophers for your home. Always check that they have an agriculture pest control license as required by California state law in and not only a structural license.

Damage and why we need Removal

Gophers eat plants, tree roots, ornamental flowers and vegetables on your yard – if it’s a plant they probably will eatwll consume|like} it. Most damage is to new plants because they are small, un-established and it doesn’tdoes not} take much for a gopher to destroy or consume it. Lawn is also very effected by gophers with damage from both the eating of the turf and the soil pushed on top and sitting on the grass which kills it.

Large trees can take gnawing for a little bit so not to worry. Smaller trees can be destroyed by a gopher in a short time because the root system supplying the life to the tree are undeveloped. You will notice certain branches of trees or bushes begin to die off when gophers are damaging it. This is caused by the roots giving life to that part of the plant is damaged or killed by the gopher and no longer supplying life to that part of the plant you are growing in.

The common control methods for gopher extermination are burrow fumigants, poison baiting, burrow blasting, Tunnel Fill, and trapping. Trapping, Tunnel Fill and baiting are options that a property owner can use with some success. Burrow Blasting is usually done by a company serious about gophers (we have a Varmint Getter for burrow blasting) due to the expense of the blaster.

Burrow fumigants are very effective but are restricted materials in, only available to and used by licensed professionals like us. Burrow fumigants are not the same as the smoke bombs from the plant store which are seldom successful.

Poison baits available to agriculture pest control professionals are much higher concentration and effective than what is obtainable to a homeowner. The main reason to hire a gopher expert is the experience of what method to use for each property and proper placement of fumigants and or bait for effective control of gophers.

Using water to flush them to surface

Flooding can be effective on farms where the entire field is flooded and there is nowhere for a gopher to escape. On your property you are going to try to flood the gopher with a garden hose down the opening. The problem is the water usually never fills up the burrow and the gopher simply raises his head above the water line until you begin to worry about the cost of water in Los Angeles and shut it off.

Repellent

No repellents in Los Angeles available at the present time that have been proved to provide good Gopher Removal. Several plants, such as gopher purge and cantor bean have been said to offer control, but these claims have never been proved. If they really worked to get rid of gophers no one would be reading this site including you.

Keeping gophers out of your garden using physical barriers can be effective for small areas. Any large project, such as placing fencing around the area of your backyard would cost too much. Plus this would at best only offer short-term control. At some point gophers find a way in.

Raised planter beds can be protected by fixing a 1/4 inch galvanized hardware cloth below the bed and securing it to the 2×6 wood frame before filling with soil in your yard.

Calif DFG position

When gophers are causing damage to you Los Angeles property, they are allowed to be removed by any legal means. Allowable methods include gopher traps and poison bait placed by the owner or tenant of the property. Any poison bait used to kill gophers must be labeld for gophers on the product label and follow the instructions carefully.

Rodent Guys Gopher Company

We will come out to provide Gopher Removal services in Los Angeles using the best ways based on each situation such as fumigation. Depending on where tunnels are located poison baits are used in place of fumigation of tunnels. Gopher Removal is a tough job for the novice, we have a lot of experience with it.

Captured two Gophers

This is owner of Rodent Guys, Nick Nielsen, with two gophers, one caught in a gopher trap and one removed with strychnine. Nick and his team of Gopher Removal experts will be showing off trophies like these at the end of your project.

We Service Most areas in the following counties:

Los Angeles County, Ventura, San Bernardino County, Orange County and Riverside County